Icelandic Low

The Iceland Deep is an over the North Atlantic in the area of Iceland almost constantly trained low pressure area within the planetary frontal zone. It is a weatherproof effective for Europe Action center through which especially the western and north-western European region receives the bulk of its precipitation. During the winter months, his particular form leads to hurricane-force air movements in the North Sea.

Formation

Even though it may seem, the Iceland low is not stationary, but moves, like any other area of ​​low pressure, with the amount of flow. The status of an action center owes it mainly to the almost always the same origin ( Iceland ) and the similar formation conditions. So is the meeting of continental cold air ( Newfoundland, Greenland ) and the warm current ( Gulf Stream ) is crucial. Due to the fact that now slides open, the hot air to cold air, the mixed air is swirled, thereby forming a low.

Location

Since the Iceland low, as mentioned, is not stationary, also changed its location, spread over the year, on the Atlantic Ocean. The reduced energy deficit at the North Pole is located in the deep summer in the Labrador Sea. In winter, it is usually to be found south-east of Iceland in the Norwegian Sea. In consequence of the West Wind Drift, it migrates to the east, and is thus the output of the most determine our weather for the northern European forms of Atlantic lows ( Jutland, Skagerrak, southern and northern Scandinavia types).